Shakespeare
“Come hither, crack-hemp!”
Given the spacy nature and streetclothes aesthetic of the Yale summer cabaret’s production of The Tempest, I was well disposed toward this alternative fabric shop in Burlington, Vermont which bears a bad Shakespeare pun for a name. Not enough to jump out of the car, however, hence this sucky photo. The store’s called The Hempest, … Continue reading
“Some delightful ostentation, or show, or pageant or antic or firework”
An Elizabethan theatrical manifestation of American Independence day. (This explosive device doesn’t need to fully title itself A Midsummer Night’s Dream; you wouldn’t set off fireworks except at night. If Eugene O’Neill plays were fireworks, they’d be called just Long Journey, or Becomes Electra). Here’s what Midsummer’s Dream looks like exploding. The frolicking figure at … Continue reading
Twenty Bands Named After Shakespeare Plays
Summer is the time for multi-stage, stylistically diverse rock festivals. It’s also the time for multi-stage, stylistically diverse Shakespeare festivals. Why not combine the two? All the world’s a stage, after all. Titus Andronicus. Rabble-rousing rock/punk outfit from New Jersey. Their album The Monitor has Civil War undertones, and a character in the video “A … Continue reading
The Viewing List
A dozen stage-savvy flicks among the “new arrivals” on Netflix’s Watch Instantly list: 1. Orson Welles & Me. It’s a self-conscious period piece self-consciously presenting a teen idol, Zac Efron, in his first “mature” role (though he’s still playing a teenager). Yet it strenuously avoids dumbing down its story. Names like John Gassner and Brooks … Continue reading
Gnomeo and Juliet sequels planned
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